Parikh

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Parikh is a name found among Hindus, Jains and Memon from Pakistan. In means assayer in the Gujarati language and has its roots in the Sanskrit word for examiner and . Both the Oswal and Porwal communities of India, Pakistan and United States have clans called Parekh.^[1]

People bearing the name, who may or may not be affiliated with the above communities, include:

• Shrenu Parikh, Indian television actress.
• Narhari Parikh, Indian freedom fighter and social reformer
• Rahul Parikh, American pediatrician
• Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh, Gujarati writer, Poet, and Indologist
• Rohit Jivanlal Parikh, Indian-American mathematician and logician
• Himanshu Parikh, Indian architect
• Jayant Parikh, Indian Painter, Printmaker, and Muralist
• Vasant Parikh, Indian politician and social worker
• Deepak Parikh, CEO of Clariant Chemicals India
• Tej Parikh, former Chief Economist, Institute of Directors
• Manish Parikh, Interventional Cardiologist, Chief of Cardiology New York Presbyterian Brooklyn-Methodist]]
• Sahil Parikh, Interventional Cardiologist, Chief of Endovascular Services New York Presbyterian Columbia
• Bhavan Parikh, Indian-Australian Engineer